What effect will the choice of running mates have on the presidential bids of John McCain and Barack Obama? Brandon Rottinghaus is an assistant professor of political science with expertise in the presidency, the media, public opinion, executive-legislative relations and research methods. Reach him at 713-743-3890 or bjrottinghaus@uh.edu. Search for UH faculty experts.
Photos
courtesy of Heinz Feldmann, Max-Planck Insitut fuer Chemie, Mainz, Germany
Jonathan Snow (left), assistant professor of geosciences at UH, inspects a haul of rocks scooped up from the floor of the Arctic Ocean found to date back two billion years.
Photo courtesy of Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany
The mantle rock was collected during an expedition to the North Pole aboard a 400-foot-long icebreaker, a research vessel designed to break through the ice.
High-resolution photos are available by contacting Lisa Merkl at lkmerkl@uh.edu or 713-743-8192.
